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2026 XERCES MONARCH & POLLINATOR KITS AVAILABLE
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026. BY THE XERCES SOCIETY. Many insect pollinators continue to decline in California, including bees and butterflies. The western monarch butterfly population has declined more than 95% since the 1980s, due to a variety of reasons, including...
LODI FOSTERS THE NEXT GENERATION OF PRUNING CHAMPIONS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026. BY CAMERON HEINITZ, KAUTZ FARMS. Featured image above: Volunteer judge Lindsay Hofsteen (Professor, Delta College) evaluates a student pruner. Over the weekend of January 17th, Kautz Farms in Lodi hosted a vineyard pruning contest that...
20 GROWER-FRIENDLY MARKETING IDEAS
MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2026. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Growers, we need you to overcome your fear of sales, networking, and marketing to get through this challenging time. The Lodi Winegrape Commission and others are working around the clock...
WHY LODI IS FORMING A WINERY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. On November 18, 2025, Lodi took a decisive step forward. With over 72 percent support from Lodi wineries, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors voted to officially form the Lodi Winery...
LIMITS OF GRAPEVINE STRESS: DISTINGUISHING THE TOLERABLE FROM THE INTOLERABLE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Here are few realities of winegrape growing. First, every combination of grapevine variety and rootstock has an inherent genetic potential for growth and fruit production. Second, every vineyard site imposes...
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